Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

In 2024, the number of listed companies with a climate commitment validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) jumped to 20% from just 12% in 2023. Major corporate buyers stepped back from purchasing carbon credits as accusations of greenwashing grew. It holds a significant cachet among companies,” he explained.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

Once approved by the European Commission, banks will have to start making climate disclosures in 2023, with full phase-in by June 2024. The two ratios are expected to create pressure for banks to adopt more sustainable business strategies and help stamp out greenwashing.

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 23, 2024

Despite many Australian organisations committing resolutely to new ESG standards, they face hurdles in achieving their objectives due to data challenges within the supply chain, which can inadvertently lead to unintended greenwashing. This enables management to obtain a holistic view.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

C, according to industry experts speaking at Morningstar’s ‘ Sustainable Investing Summit 2023 ’. C in the Paris Agreement; with only 3% of global policies currently moving towards the 1.5°C Climate policy response by governments and investment in clean technologies must be accelerated to keep temperature rise near 1.5°C,

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We look for leadership from India to take this conversation forward in its presidency of the G20 in 2023. make greenwashing easier to detect and allow companies that are really delivering on climate action to stand out from the crowd. In 2023, the UN begins its formal Global Stocktake process.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2022

New tool identifies greenwashing, finds GFANZ exclusion policies lagging net zero pledges. The tracker detects greenwashing practices in the finance sector, said Director Lucie Pinson. “It The 2023 start-point of restrictions to coal expansionists also arrives two years behind IEA guidance,” said Marsden. “By

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

As we move further into 2023, it can take a lot of energy to think about energy. C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. These case studies are available for purchase at 50% off their regular price through March 31, 2023 , using the discount code ENERGETIC.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2024

of votes in 2023, after a failed bid to exclude it) and 11.5% The forthcoming third round of nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement should not just be 1.5°C-aligned, At the retail group’s AGM on Wednesday , 19.1% last year , while 15.4% backed a racial equity audit (which secured 18.1%

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) was established in 2021 in response to concerns that companies making carbon neutrality claims based on their use of carbon credits to offset their emissions were greenwashing. November 2023: The Claims Code of Practice was updated at COP28, alongside other key developments.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Regulators around the world are considering increasing their scrutiny of companies’ emissions-reduction claims in a bid to dispel greenwashing concerns. . Following public consultation and testing by businesses over the rest of the year, the next version of the code is expected to be released by early 2023. .

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the statement it referred to metallurgical coal as “carbon steel materials”, drawing accusations of greenwashing. In 2023, the coal division contributed over CA$5 billion (US$3.64 During the same period last year, when coal prices were much higher, it was by far the most profitable division, bringing in EBTIDA of US$5.851billion.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These categories mirror the three product labels proposed by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last year as part of its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) which aim to crack down on greenwashing. The label will also require a transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

Given the mixed track record of the finance sector in aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement, its response to the increased pressure is seen as key test of major institutions’ ability to transition long-established business models. . Phasing down and out .

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Chris Hall

JULY 11, 2022

In March, a group of institutional investors, including Swedish pension scheme AP7, also launched a 14-point disclosure standard to ensure investee companies’ climate change lobbying aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement. . Members of the Joint ECON/ENVI Committee previously objected to the DA. . Saving grace” .

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

In late 2022 and early 2023, a significant number of Article 9 funds were downgraded to Article 8 due to stricter regulatory guidance. This resulted in concerns over greenwashing accusations and uncertainty surrounding the interpretation of sustainable investments.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ahead of the conference, the data had been collected and analysed, with assessments delivered on the effectiveness of actions taken to date, primarily in the form of signatories’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. The official verdict was clear. C of climate change by 2100. trillion in 2022.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This reputation is an immediate concern for offset credit buyers that don’t want customers, investors, or employees to be associate their brand with greenwashing. Besides, a third of the respondents consider offsetting as pure greenwashing. Some companies avoid using them due to the risk of greenwashing.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

It builds credibility As climate change becomes an ever-more prominent subject, accusations of greenwashing are becoming more common. This puts the world at risk of missing the goal set out in the Paris Agreement of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C However, only 0.4% C The urgency of the climate crisis cannot be overstated.

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

In the UK, a Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) was created to support the development of a green taxonomy, intended to provide a universal framework to define investments that are environmentally sustainable as well as to help businesses avoid greenwashing claims. What does a credible strategy look like? Turning commitment into action.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

Green bond issuance has climbed a sharp trajectory since the 2015 Paris Agreement, up from around US$40 billion that year to a record US$489 billion in 2021, according to Refinitiv. Greenwashing concerns and additional credibility could be achieved by investors doing thorough due diligence on the green bonds.”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The fine print, including who is going to pay into the fund and how much, will be published at COP28 in Dubai, with a transitional committee planning to meet before the end of March 2023. . C is to remain achievable. .

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. Critically, assessing nature risks is undoubtedly a more multi-faceted process than counting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 1, 2024

There have been numerous problems with carbon offsets – which are bought and sold by companies and financial institutions as a carbon-reduction mechanism – and many have collapsed under greenwashing allegations. It certified the climate plans of 4,200 companies by the end of 2023, double the number from 2022.

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

Over the course of 2022-2023, the TPT will be making recommendations, preparing detailed sectoral templates, creating guidance on third-party verification, and producing a pathway for future work on transition plans for consultation. . C of global warming promised by signatories of the Paris Agreement. .

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:05. BloombergNEF has analyzed these and other key developments, and here we look forward to what might be coming in 2023. As road and air traffic rebound, the International Energy Agency estimates China’s 2023 oil demand to climb by about 0.78

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And there are wider issues around the VCMs already in operation, such as credit pricing, third-party verification and reducing the risk of greenwashing. . While the ETA will offer a “fixed price” for corporates, there are concerns that too low a price could reduce the quality of the credits and expose the market to greenwashing risk. .

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2025

International investment manager M&G Investments announced that it will adopt the new Sustainability Improvers label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)for its Sustain Paris Aligned range of climate mitigation-focused investment funds.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Getting to net-zero – without greenwashing. The last climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, nearly fell apart over frustration that international finance wasn’t flowing to developing countries and that corporations and financial institutions were greenwashing – making claims they couldn’t back up.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As countries look to submit new pledges under the Paris Agreement next year, it is vital they underpin top-level targets with concrete regulations and policies to ensure implementation. For example, a new law in the EU requires companies to create plans that lay out how they will transition to net zero.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change James Shaw tells ESG Investor that Australia and New Zealand have a uniquely close relationship. “2023 is the 40 th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations,” Shaw says. “By The US demonstrates the swift difference progressive leadership makes in driving sustainable finance policy.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, recent research from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFFA) found that in 2023 alone, EU companies invested 249 billion (US$259 billion) in EU taxonomy-aligned activities. In some quarters, industry experts are optimistic that despite the obstacles EUGBs could become a material part of the market.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

As of 31 December 2023, US$856 billion in assets were benchmarked to MSCI ESG and climate indices, compared to MSCI ACWI Index’s US$76.4 Storebrand makes the distinction between Paris-alignment reporting and financial alignment. trillion total. However, that’s not to say that approach is the only way or the best way,” he said.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2025

Most people dont know about the Paris Agreement, let alone the significance of 1.5C. Since the Paris Agreement, Canadian bank investments in fossil fuels havent significantly changed, Brooks notes, with the Big Five banks funnelling nearly $1 trillion into the industry between 2016 and 2023, according to Stand.earth.

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